Auras

What are auras?

An aura is believed to be your essence, your life force. That part of your soul which is so great, it cannot be contained by your physical body.

Psychic people have reported for centuries that they could see auras, and that those auras could themselves convey information. Information about your thoughts, feelings and health.

Those famous depictions of holy and religious figures over the centuries, with halos atop their heads, are thought to be representations of how those special people's auras manifested themselves.

The aura can be said to be an egg, or ball, of energy. There are vortexes of focused energy within this egg, aligned with specific points of the physical body. These vortexes are known as chakras. There are many chakras, for example at the palms of the hands, and souls of the feet. However, the 7 most well known and powerful chakras are lined along the spine, from the "Root" chakra at the base, to the "Crown" chakra above your head.

If you want to see an aura, it is relatively easy. This exercise will help get you started. It will get easier the more you try.

Ask a friend to stand about 2 feet in front of a plain, light coloured wall. White is best.

Ensure there is plenty of natural light, though try and avoid direct sunlight. Electric, particularly fluorescent light, will hinder this exercise. Look at your friend from a good distance away, perhaps about 10 feet. Now, look past your friend, at the wall behind. Try and concentrate on the space between your friend and the wall, while keeping your eyes relaxed.You should see an outline around your friend, light and fuzzy.

This is the etheric aura, the most vital part of your aura, closest in vibration to your physical body.

At this you have succeeded, but there is more to see. If you maintain your relaxed but focused concentration, you may see silver shining from behind your friend. You may see other colours, all around your friend, varying in depth and shade around the body.The etheric aura is usually an inch or so in depth. Beyond this, the astral aura tends to be anything from 3 inches to a couple of feet in depth.

It is believed the healthier, more vital, a person is, the wider their aura. If someone is very confident and relaxed, their aura will be wider also. Those who are very psychic, or particularly spiritual, are said to have auras extending many many feet.

An aura is never static. It flows and ebbs, depending on mood, thoughts and many other factors.

Have a go, and "see" how you progress.